On top of a desert mountain military post 20 minutes outside the Jordanian capitol of Amman, we are silently greeted by soldiers clad fully in black, heads and faces masked by balaclavas, carrying assault rifles.

There is no enemy here. But for Jordan's 71st Counter Terrorism Battalion, it does not matter. They pride themselves on being one of the premier special operations units among U.S. allies in the Middle East, and so every day, even on their home base, they are ready to fight.

Lt. Col. Raad Amairah, the commander, tells us these days his men are prepared to fight potential attackers inside Jordan and to deploy to other countries as well, if needed. Jordanian counter terrorism units such as the 71st have made repeated deployments to Afghanistan, for example.

But with the potential for trouble brewing on Jordan's northern border with Syria, Amairah says his troops know it could affect them.

"Of course we worry because the situation gets worse and worse every day," he says.

The lieutenant colonel won't discuss specifics when it comes to Syria, but separately Security Clearance has learned that Jordan has already arrested suspected Syrian intelligence agents coming across the border as part of the refugee exodus in recent months, and deported them back to Syria.

Jordanian government sources directly familiar with what has happened believe the Syrians are trying to step up their intelligence gathering inside Jordan in an attempt to see what the kingdom may be prepared to do if even low-level conflict breaks out.

That's the type of conflict the battalion is training for it, if it happens. As part of Eager Lion, as well as their regular training, the troops practice for sniper operations, precision shooting at all distances, and assaulting compounds.

By training with U.S. special operations forces, as well as other nations here for Eager Lion, they gain the additional benefit of training just as they would fight in the field, as a coalition force.

The commander remains unflappable, telling us the growing threats don't bother him or his men.

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I've spent some time in Amman. Jordan has a very large Syrian and Palestinian refugee population. And the Jordanians are very aware of them. I've also worked with the Jordanian military. They are as professional, well equipped and well trained as any I've seen. I'd much rather have them on my side than against me.

No specific decision had been made to capture any other territories controlled by Jordan. After the Old City was captured, Dayan told his troops to dig in to hold it. When an armored brigade commander entered the West Bank on his own initiative, and stated that he could see Jericho, Dayan ordered him back. It was only after intelligence reports indicated that Hussein had withdrawn his forces across the Jordan River that Dayan ordered his troops to capture the West Bank.[81] According to Narkis:

First, the Israeli government had no intention of capturing the West Bank. On the contrary, it was opposed to it.

Second, there was not any provocation on the part of the IDF. Third, the rein was only loosened when a real threat to Jerusalem's security emerged.

This is truly how things happened on June 5, although it is difficult to believe. The end result was something that no one had planned.[92]

Jordan and Israel have a peace treaty. I see no reason for mentioning war!
However, and for the record, Israeli military commanders acknowledged the valor and bravery of Jordan armed forces in all wars both fought in. Read their books and you'll see for yourself.
Peace for all!

The whole Middle East is having a shake up crises. Jordan be better prepared of what is coming, syria problems is spilling on every front; Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan. The condition will escalete more and more as long as the USA and the west are idle watching Assad Massacre his people. Not any single dictator in the region is immune against this wave. This is a wake up call for Israeli to better think about a pace plan with arab neighbors. Building a wall is not going to protect them. So far the luck was with israel but this will change in any minute.

go to wikipedia and see how many wars we have been in if your to lazy i'll tell you Arab–Israeli War (1948-1949)
Retribution operations (1950s)
Six-Day War (1967)
War of Attrition (1967-1970)
Battle of Karameh (1968)
Black September (1970)
Yom Kippur War (1973)
Libyan Civil War (2011)
International military intervention against ISIL (2014-present)
2015 military intervention in Yemen (2015)

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